Sorry for the silence last week, but I’ve been working really hard on two big things:
1. My new sewing room is done and ready to move into!!
Yes, after 8 years in my “temporary” sewing room which is smaller than the average American closet, plus over a year of hard graft of sanding, painting, filling, more sanding, more painting, buying smoked oak parquet flooring, cutting a million tiny pieces to fit, then gluing, more sanding, three coats of oil rubbed in by hand (in amoungst working two jobs and marathon training, I might add), I finally nailed the last bit of trim down tonight!! So I can start moving into my permanent sewing cave, which is only a little bigger than my temporary room but concealed behind a hidden bookcase door (no, really). I’ll try to put together a little video for you all…
2. My next sewing pattern is coming along very nicely and should be ready for testing in a few weeks! It’s passed my own testing with flying colours and even got a “ooh that’s very Stella McCartney!” comment from a friend at track, too!
I don’t like to announce my patterns until they’re nearly ready, but I’ll share the clue I’ve already leaked to my Twitter followers: it has two distinct views, and (big sigh of relief) none of the new Jalie patterns overlap with anything I’ve had planned for this year, either!
So I hope you’ll forgive me that my blogging output is a little quiet at the moment, but it’s all time investments into my sewing future at the moment! If you’re in need of some reading material, you should head over to The Monthly Stitch, where you can read an interview with me about Fehr Trade patterns! Their “New To Me” Challenge is happening right now, and you can win a heap of prizes (including my VNA Top pattern!) just for sewing something from a new pattern company. Which sounds like a good thing to do anyway, if you ask me…